I've seen a few cases where a car that has just passed the MoT failed the Irish NCT (National Car Test) which is a little more rigerous and also seems to get more o.t.t. every year.
The NCT seems to have one or two things which are silly.
From the manual, section 49, electrical:
http://www.ncts.ie/nctmanual.pdf Check that any after-market items fitted such as a mobile phone charger, a radio, additional lights, etc. cannot be
operated while the ignition switch is in the off position.
If I want to wire a radio so that it works without the ignition switch being in either the run or accessory positions, how is that in any way a safety issue?
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It's funny how from having absolutely no vehicle inspections at all just a few years ago Ireland has now adopted such a comprehensive test.
Mind you, the British MoT has plenty of quirks, e.g. despite the trivial items which can now constitute a failure, would you believe that the speedometer is
not tested here, and in fact you can pass the test with it not working?
